Harrow



May 31, 1932.

A. B. CLEVELAND ET AL HARROW Filed May 19, 1931 I 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventory 4/a er7 E [We/Q224 Jami/Li M4 fiar/ey y 1932- A. B. CLEVELAND ET AL 1,850,923

HARRow FiledMay 19, 1931 2 sheets sheet 2 Inventor Patented May 31, 1932 an? s'm'rss ALBERT B. CLEVELAND AND SAMUEL w. BAILEY, or HACKLEBURG, ALABAMA HAncaow This invention relates generally to harrows employed in agricultural operations and particularly to a new and novel harrow, embodying a new arrangement of cutting elements and a novel type of ground severing blades.

It is an object of this invention to provide a new and novel harrow of the type described which employs in a new association a plurality of non-rotatable ground engaging blades.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a simple, inexpensive and very durable and satisfactory riding harrow of the type described, which may be constructed considerably cheaper than the disk and certain other types of riding harrows.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a riding harrow of the type described wherein means is provided to attach and combine therewith drag means whereby to condition the ground after the passage of the harrow blades.

These and other objects of the invention, its nature, and its composition and arrangement and combination of parts willbe readily understood by anyone acquainted with the art to which this invention relates upon consulting the following descriptions of the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a general top plan View of the device of my invention showing the arrange ment of parts thereof Figure 2 is a side elevational view of Figure 1. V

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective View of one of the harrow blades.

Referring in detail to the drawings it will be seen that the frame 5 of the riding harrow is composed of a forward harrow blade carrying angle iron 6 connected to a similar rearward angle iron 7 by means of flat bars 8 and 8a downturned at their ends 9, the downturned end portions 9 being disposed to abut the vertical flange of the angle bars 6 and 7 and to be bolted thereto by means of bolts orrica 10.' The rearward downwardly bent portions 9 of the fiat bars 8 and 8a are likewise attached to the Vertical flange of the rear angle beam 7, but by means-of an eyebolt 11 providing means whereby a connecting link 12 secured to either end of a drag generally designated 13 is flexibly connected to the frame and to the drag, the end connecting. the dragbeing placed through an eye 14; on a bolt 15 placed through they drag. y

The angle iron beams 6 and 7 of the frame 5 are not of the same length, the'beam 7. beinglonger than the beam'6. The beams-are cen-' trally connected by another flat bar 16 h'av ing downturned ends similar to the downturned ends on the flat horizontal bars 8 and 8a, and bolts 17 connect the bar 16 to the beams 6 and 7 in the same manner as obtains in the case of the bars 8 and 8a. Projecting forwardly from the vertical flange of the beam? 6 is a pair of eyes 18, 18, to each of which is connected one leg 19 of a' draft means generally, designated 20. The legs 19 meet in an eye 21 heldpositioned by a suitable locking'ring 22. A suitable seat 23 is supported on an angularly disposed bar 2,4secur'ed intermediate theends, and upon the upper surface of the bar 16, and a foot rest or cross piece 25 is secured'to theupper surface of the bar 16- forwardly of the angular piece/2 1.

Secured by means of bolts 26 to the forward side ofboth the frontand rear angleiron beams 6 and 7 are'peculiarly shaped ground engaging blades generally designated 27.

Each of these blades consists of an L-shaped portion 28 adapted to be disposed in general. lyhorizonta-l position with the upright portion 29 apertured to receive at 30 one of. the bolts 26, soas to abut the upright portion 29. to the'forward face of the flange of either the beam 6 or the beam 7 in the positions shown in the drawings. From the free end of the lationship the blade portion indicated at 32. The blade is formed preferably by twisting an extension of the horizontal portion 31 at right angles thereto and depressing the same so as to form a curved blade having the relationship with the barrow frame and the ground clearly seen in Figure 2. 'The blades are adapted to extend rearw'a-rdly as shown in Figure 1 at approximately right angles to the beams 6 and 7. The blade portion32 has the general form seen in the drawings, being elongated and having a curved upper edge and a curved lower edge and a. rear lower portion 33 sharply curved upwardly. The lower edge .of the portion 33 is beveled to provide a sharp edge as indicated at 34. The angular ity and sharpness of the blades is adjusted, to

conditions to be contended with and according to the depth of cut desired. The drag 13 may be of any suitable kind and may be detachedif desired, but the idea of the invention is to harrow and condition the ground in a single operation which ordinarily'wou'ld requlre the services of several additlonalper- 7 on the front beam 6 are so disposed that they come between blades on the rear beam 7 and thatthe end blades of the beam 7 are positioned outside of the end blades of the beam 6.

It is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of this invention to the particular modification set out herein to illustrate the principlesthereof, and any change or changes may be made consistent with the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. Aharrow of the type described, comprising, aframe consisting of a pair of transverse paralle-lly spaced beams, a plurality of longitudinally disposed fiat bars connecting said beams, a seat on one of said bars, draft means on the forward of said beams, and downwardly and rearwar'dly directed elongated arcuate narrow blades extending from each of said beams, the blades of the forward beam being disposed to come between the barrow blades of the rearward beam.

2. A harrow of the type described, comprising, a frame consisting of a pairof transverse parallelly spaced beams, a plurality of longitudinally disposed fiat bars connecting said beams, a seat on oneof said bars, draft means on the forward of said beams, and downwardly and rearwardly directed elongated arcuate harrow blades extending from each of said beams,the blades of the forward beam being disposed to come between the harrow blades of the rearward beam, each of said blades, comprising, a flat, elongated bar ward the ground in a vertical plane, a twisted portion at one end of the bar resulting in a plane portion substantially at right angles to the remainder of the blade, and an upright tures. v

ALBERT B. CLEVELAND. SAMUEL W. BAILEY. 

